On Saturday, McGill-Toolen faced Mountain Brook in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets fell just short of the Mountain Brook Spartans by a score of 2-1. The Yellowjackets' defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
McGill-Toolen started the match hot and won the first set, but they struggled down the stretch and lost the last two. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 18-25, 25-20, 15-8.
Even though they lost, McGill-Toolen was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 12 aces. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now served at least five aces in six consecutive matchups.
Leading Mountain Brook to victory were Elizabeth Lell and Caroline Kelley. Lell had six digs and two aces, while Kelley had nine digs. Lell has been hot recently, having posted two or more aces the last five times she's played.
McGill-Toolen's loss dropped their record down to 38-9. As for Mountain Brook, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-15.
McGill-Toolen wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Daphne on the 15th. Mountain Brook has also already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Mobile Christian on the 12th.
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